Google is gearing up for a pivotal 2025, with CEO Sundar Pichai emphasizing that the year will bring both immense challenges and opportunities.
He foresees heightened competition, particularly in light of regulatory obstacles that will impact the industry. Pichai also highlighted rapid advancements in artificial intelligence as a key focus moving into the new year. During a recent meeting with employees, Pichai stressed that 2025 would be a crucial year, with numerous disruptive moments on the horizon.
As Google seeks to maintain its competitive edge, much of the focus is shifting toward Gemini, the company’s AI model. Pichai described the app as essential for solving real-world problems and underscored the urgency of accelerating its development. He sees Gemini as the future of Google’s AI strategy, noting that it is already gaining momentum and could potentially close the gap with rivals in the coming year. Pichai is committed to scaling Gemini to offer even more value to users in 2025, recognizing the importance of refining and improving the product.
Although Google has long been a dominant force in the search engine market, generative AI has disrupted the industry, pushing the company to play catch-up. OpenAI’s success, including its impressive valuation driven by investors like Microsoft, has heightened the competition. In response, Google is putting significant effort into refining Gemini and other AI initiatives to regain leadership. While Pichai acknowledged the challenge of closing the gap with competitors, he stressed that execution and product quality would be the key to success.
DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis shared insights during the meeting, confirming that they are working to further develop the Gemini app. With increasing user adoption since its launch, the team plans to enhance the app’s capabilities over the next two years. Despite competition, Hassabis reassured employees that the company’s pricing strategy would remain accessible, with no plans to charge excessively for subscriptions, keeping the cost at a more reasonable $20 per month if the service is expanded.
